Spacehulk

[Terrible Tim]

Is anyone going to buy the new Spacehulk? I probably will, even though it is $165 (Australia). I believe it is the same rules with new minis, tiles etc.

I was hoping to buy it through Maelstrom games (cheaper than GW), but they have not listed it or I just can not find it on their site (they also have not responded to an email).

TT.

[Pil]

I believe it's a Mail Order only thing so you can only order it directly from GW (please correct me if I'm wrong). I have the 2nd edition so I'm passing this one up. Though the rules can't be completely the same as there are lots of new weapons in this set compared to 2nd ed. (lightning claws, assault cannon, thunder hammer, and of course a librarian and a broodlord).

[dbsubashi]

They will be available this weekend at most hobby stores in the US, or at least those that ordered them. MY LGS is getting 30 copies, and 23 have been accounted for already. They also received a store copy a week ago. The terminator miniatures are simply amazing! I will be getting at least 3 copies (yes, I know, I have a sickness!) The rules look very similar to the earlier editions. The map tiles and counters are outstanding.

[TheMightyFlip]

Probably cheaper to buy a used version of Ebay...The price on that "limited run" is out and out robbery, considering there will be absoultly no offical support for the game.

[Mosstrooper]

Have second edition , having seen a copy at GW shop , think it is worth the money , nice figs, beautiful embossed card scenery , good "game in a box" so will probably get the new addition.

[Red Orc]

From what I read, this edition is more closely based on 1st Ed rather than 2nd Ed.

The figs are very nice, and the card pices look good too. But it is quite pricey. I guess the company that shall not be named is thinking that 40k players, especially BA and tyrannid players, will just pick it up anyway.

And many of us will. Me too, cashflow permitting, my Blood Angels need some funky Terminators...

[white knight]

if this was priced somewhat reasonably, I'd get it, but now...

[Red Orc]

What's the Euro price for it? Is there a way of using currency fluctuations to get a better price (either UK to Eurozone, or the other way round)?

It 'should' be about E75 (sorry, can't seem to get my Euro sign to work) if it's £60, I reckon.

[blacksoilbill]

Maelstrom had it up for pre-order for a while, but they only had limited 'stock', (many retailers have only been able to order 10-15 copies) so it disappeared pretty quickly.

[Lowtardog]

It is something I havent played for many a year and if I were to get back into it I would personally wait for the old versions to pop back up on e-bay, I bet they will come thick and fast from the old diehards otr those trying to cash in

[OSHIROmodels]

I saw a copy in the Oxford St GW the other day and thought the Genestealers were a bit of a cop-out. The are moulded in two parts horizontally across the head, so not very easy to use for conversions etc. The termies looked quite nice though.

cheers

James

[Pil]

What's the Euro price for it? Is there a way of using currency fluctuations to get a better price (either UK to Eurozone, or the other way round)?

It 'should' be about E75 (sorry, can't seem to get my Euro sign to work) if it's £60, I reckon.

I think the official euro price is €78, about 10 euros more than the equivalent of 60 quid (which is €68.14 at the moment). I think the game is pretty good value, the card pieces seem high quality (like Fantasy Flight Games) and the equivalent models for 40k would be more expensive than this boxed set. So basically I think it's a lot of money for a good quality miniatures board game. Even though I'm not getting it some friends are and of course I want give this edition a spin.

[fourcolorfigs]

I think the price is pretty competitive with other board games when you consider what you get. Has anyone checked the price of high-end board games lately? All of those wonderful components cost money.  Also, Space Hulk is not a game that needs  a lot of support. You can get hundreds of hours of play out of one set, or by combining 2 sets. Anyway, I don't think the price is unreasonable, and this bears out when you look at the anecdotal evidence. My FLGS ordered 20 copies and pre-sold all 20.

Now getting a second batch is iffy. Is a $100 a significant sum? Yes. But having seen the components, you get what you pay for. And oh yes, the timer is back!

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

AT £65 bucks for 30 minis thats roughly the same price as their normal figure sets.

[Renfield286]

its 35 minis.

and despite the fact that the Genestealers are carting around bits of bulkhead on their bases (all integral scenic)
you are still getting a good deal from it.

Probably cheaper to buy a used version of Ebay...The price on that "limited run" is out and out robbery

Considering that there are 11 Terminators (priced at £25 for 5 plastics on their own)
1 Terminator librarian (£12 for the metal equivalent, but as an alternative plastic sculpt)
22 Genestealers (£15 for a box of 8 plastics)
+ 1 Broodlord (again £12 for the metal equivalent, but as an alternative plastic sculpt)

plus the rulebooks and the dice and the board
if GW were going by their normal pricing methods, they could charge double and still have these figures cheaper as part of this box.

the fact that they are selling this for less than half of what they normally would charge shows they are doing this one for the fans i think.
Plus they are undercutting what 2nd ed tends to go for on the bay.
and from what i have seen at my local GW, it is basically 1st ed with more weapons and a few rules tweaks

considering there will be absoultly no offical support for the game.

What support do you want? its a board game, and an errata version of 1st ed at that
also, if you want more missions, i'm sure that White Dwarf will be publishing more rules to add stuff into the game over the coming months. plus, the fan support will be impressive too.